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#B6DCBE

#b6dcbe ≈ Seafoam Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b6dcbe is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 86.27% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.27% cyan, 0% magenta, 13.64% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 132.63°, with 35.19% saturation and 78.82% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Seafoam Green (#9fe2bf), ΔE 5.42.

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Relative luminance0.6485

Complementary

  1. #b6dcbe
  2. #dcb6d4

Split complementary

  1. #b6dcbe
  2. #d1b6dc
  3. #dcb6c1

Analogous

  1. #c1dcb6
  2. #b6dcbe
  3. #b6dcd1

Triadic

  1. #b6dcbe
  2. #beb6dc
  3. #dcbeb6

Tetradic

  1. #b6dcbe
  2. #b6d4dc
  3. #dcb6d4
  4. #dcbeb6

Square

  1. #b6dcbe
  2. #b6c1dc
  3. #dcb6d4
  4. #dcd1b6

Monochromatic

  1. #51a863
  2. #82c390
  3. #b6dcbe
  4. #eaf5ec
  5. #f1f8f3

Shades

#b6dcbe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b6dcbe
  2. #a4c6ab
  3. #92b098
  4. #7f9a85
  5. #6d8472
  6. #5b6e5f
  7. #49584c
  8. #374239
  9. #242c26
  10. #121613
  11. #000000

Tints

#b6dcbe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b6dcbe
  2. #bde0c5
  3. #c5e3cb
  4. #cce7d2
  5. #d3ead8
  6. #dbeedf
  7. #e2f1e5
  8. #e9f5ec
  9. #f0f8f2
  10. #f8fcf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b6dcbe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b6dcbe
  2. #b1d3b8
  3. #abcab2
  4. #a6c0ab
  5. #a0b7a5
  6. #9bae9f
  7. #96a599
  8. #909c93
  9. #8b928c
  10. #858986
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8d6cb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcd5bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6d1c0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1dbd3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ced8bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cad5bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3dbcb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b6dcbe {
  color: #b6dcbe;
}
Background
.bg-b6dcbe {
  background-color: #b6dcbe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b6dcbe {
  border: 2px solid #b6dcbe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b6dcbe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 220 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 133 35% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b6dcbe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b6dcbe, #b6dcd1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b6dcbe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 220 190 / 0.35);
}

#9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 5.42 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 5.57 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 6.82 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 6.93 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 9.21 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 9.80 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 10.05 #492341 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Seafoam Green
#b6dcbe  rgb(182, 220, 190)  hsl(133, 35%, 79%)  Seafoam Green
#dcb6d4  rgb(220, 182, 212)  hsl(313, 35%, 79%)  Thistle
#beb6dc  rgb(190, 182, 220)  hsl(253, 35%, 79%)  Periwinkle
#dcbeb6  rgb(220, 190, 182)  hsl(13, 35%, 79%)  Zinnwaldite